Three-Quarters of Mass Shootings Are Done by Law-Abiding Gun Owners

Mother Jones

Weapons: Of the 143 guns possessed by the killers, more than three quarters were obtained legally. The arsenal included dozens of assault weapons and semi-automatic handguns with high-capacity magazines. (See charts below.) Just as Jeffrey Weise used a .40-caliber Glock to slaughter students in Red Lake, Minnesota, in 2005, so too did James Holmes, along with an AR-15 assault rifle, when blasting away at his victims in a darkened movie theater. In Newtown, Connecticut, Adam Lanza wielded a.223 Bushmaster semi-automatic assault rifle as he massacred 20 school children and six adults.

Here's the full chart, which also shows numerous shootings that are not in gun-free zones.

One has to wonder if this high a percentage of mass shootings is done by lawful gun owners, how does that translate into all the other gun violence?

What do you think?  Please leave a comment.